THE BASICS 

MATCH ONE 

Match 1 Score: Emerson 9, Cornell 0

Match 2 Score: Haverford 6, Emerson 0

Record: Emerson Lions (4-1) ; Cornell Rams (5-11) ; Haverford Fords (4-0)

Location: Orlando, Fla. 

Date: March 7, 2022

The Lead: Three victories in the doubles matches and a complete sweep of the singles matches powered the Emerson women's tennis team to the 9-0 win over Cornell, their second straight win of the spring season on Monday morning. In the nightcap against Haverford, Emerson fell to the Fords, 6-0, to wrap the first day of spring break action. 

EMERSON LEADERS 

DOUBLES

No. 1: Susie-Jane Wilson/Maria Nikolishin
No. 2: Fuschia Faulding Steward/Anne Woodbury
No. 3: Ava Mirisola/Gabrielle McGovern

SINGLES 

No. 1: Nikolishin
No. 2: Steward
No. 3: Mirisola
No. 4: Oglensky
No. 5: McGovern
No. 6: Wilson

MATCH NOTES 

• Emerson swept all three double matches and collected wins in all singles matches to upend Cornell, 9-0. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Emerson picked up victories in all three doubles matches to take the 3-0 lead. 
  • No. 1: Wilson and Nikolishin topped Emmaline Fievet and Amanda Dragon, 8-2
  • No. 2: Steward and Woodbury teamed up to edge out Ashley Mink and Makayla Johnson, 8-4
  • No. 3: Mirisola and McGovern won by default.

• The Lions continued to dominate in the singles matches and swept all six matches to snag the 9-0 victory. 
  • No. 1: Nikolishin captured the opening singles win over Fievet: 6-1, 6-2
  • No. 2: Steward locked up a No. 2 singles win and topped Johnson: 6-3, 6-1
  • No. 3: Mirisola held on to snag the third Lions point in a No. 3 win over Mink: 6-4, 6-3
  • No. 4: In the fourth singles spot, Oglensky battled for the victory over Dragon: 7-6 (7-4 tiebreak), 6-4
  • No. 5: Emerson picked up its fifth point in the No. 5 singles match as McGovern topped Seu: 6-0, 6-1
  • No. 6: Wilson won by default in the No. 6 spot to lock Emerson's victory. 

MATCH TWO

Haverford 6, Emerson 0

MATCH NOTES 

• In the nightcap against Haverford, Emerson fell to the Fords, 6-0, for their first setback of the spring season. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Emerson slipped in all three doubles matches to quickly trail Haverford, 3-0. 
  • No. 1: Wilson and Nikolishin were defeated by Rachael Fitzgerald and Anne Tobin, 8-3.
  • No. 2: Woodbury and Steward fell to Emily Oh and Liv Pindzola, 8-1.
  • No. 3: In the final doubles match, Mirisola and McGovern fell to Annie Barrett and Summer Williams, 8-2. 

• Emerson played to decision in three singles matches and took the 6-0 setback to the Fords. 
  • No. 1: Wilson was topped by Mimi Lavin, 6-4 (unfinished)
  • No. 2: Nikolishin did not finish her set against Abbey Russano, 6-5. 
  • No. 3: Woodbury fell to Ellie Esterowitz, 6-1 & 8-6.
  • No. 4: In the fourth singles match, Steward fell to Barrett, 0-6 & 3-6.
  • No. 5: Mirisola was defeated by Summer Williams, 1-6 & 1-6.
  • No. 6: Sophia Oglensky did not finish her game against Pindzola, 1-6 & 4-3.

UP NEXT 

• • Emerson takes to the court again tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8th, against Ursinus at 6:00 p.m.